voogd
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Early borrowing from Medieval Latin vocātus (“legal representative”), from Latin advocātus (“witness, advocate”). Compare Old High German fogat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]voogd m (plural voogden, diminutive voogdje n, feminine voogdes)
- guardian (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: voog